ILX Secret Santa.

bc lots of ppl sign up but never send anything out - and lots of ppl like to send out extra gifts. this way, if you're just upfront about it, everyone gets something. like me and abbs both said: we never get anything!!

name those ppl ffs!

NAME THEM AND GIVE THEIR ADDRESSES!

lol i think you might be surprised. no naming and shaming in this thread.

i really, really don't see why not...anyway i'll mail you when i get a chance.

bumpbumpbumpbump

can you give me some examples of appropriate gifts?
i have moderate interest in doing this but it sounds kinda complicated and i don't want to be an asshole

you'll get your damned blood money i toldya

xp oh yeah should we include 4/5 ideas for the kind of things that would be good or leave it to chance

specifically, i don't want to be the kind of person who says she will do something and then doesn't do it
nor do i want to get mad burnt because tbh i do like to receive presents as much as the next person

tbh if i get a guy he's getting posh artisan socks and if i get a chilXor she's getting posh artisan soap

artisan socks
it's a man's world

in fact would you take an order?

I got a terrific cookbook (and homemade cookies) one year and gave an equally terrific cookbook (and a Bollywood calendar) another year.

oh i forgot to set price limits - let's say no more than... $15?? does that sound right? more? less?

maybe include in your email 3-5 random things that you are interested in (eg cooking, rocks, birds, trains etc).

LL, i think funny little handmade gifts are appreciated (or should be). iirc i've sent a book (that was kind of a dumb one from me) and last time i sent a copy of abbott's drawings that we published.

really, the whole point is to just receive something interesting in the mail, because who doesn't love that

one time i mailed a giant bag of jasmine tea to ilx user casuistry but that was a really long time ago and it was also something i had sitting around the house

lemme think about it

good thing I'm not in this (or spendy) cuz one of you might get this:

http://shop.occulter.org/collections/object/products/half-a-person

i fucked up one year and didn't send anything. cant remember who to. sorry whoever that was.

can i get Z_S this year?

email me your details and i will make it happen

Bumpin

So I only tried this one other time, and I mailed out an AWESOME THING and apparently I put not enough postage on it, and it ended up being returned but by the time it was returned I had moved out and was sleeping in my car for three days, and I was too ashamed to go back to the building and if you were my secret santa that year I still feel really bad about it even tho it was like 5 years ago. And also the worst part is I LOST THE AWESOME THING and it was really one-of-a-kind.

So if anybody's mad at me I'm really really sorry and send me a private email and I will re-send something to you b/c I don't even remember who you are.

Once, I mailed Roxy a bottle of Moxie soda but I can't remember why.

roxie

i've emailed everyone back who wants in, if you didn't get an email from me, it means i didn't get your email so send it again.

don't forget to include:
-do you have a preference for same-country recipient? y/n
-3-5 random things you're interested in/like

also: if you want in, but feel a bit weird about me giving your address out, let me know and i'll make sure you get a secret santa i can pretty much vouch for.

last day, people!

emails with your recipients have been sent

to the sandboxer that just ilx-mailed me: send me your full name, regular ilx username, and address, and i'll hook you up.

can i get Z_S this year?

ooooh, how exciting! i dont' even know who you are, lol sandbox!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfYEdsrHdcg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfYEdsrHdcg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfYEdsrHdcg

<3<3

Email sent smoove

I think I got mine already, anonymously? Thank you very much Santa, it is awesome!

i dont think i got the email mentioning where i am to send to

I have honestly never heard of (or read) anything by the poster I'm supposed to be buying something for. Apologies in advance for a potentially generic present.

Kamb I emailed you a few days ago

Fucking fuck I double checked, and I spelled your name wrong in the address

yeah its an a. confusing for sure.

Thank you Secret Santa! The quills arrived intact!

I have to post a picture of my xmas card when I get home today, because I can say without hesitation that it is simply the GREATEST xmas card of all time. And the gifts were perfect. Thank you secret santa, you know who you are.

I have honestly never heard of (or read) anything by the poster I'm supposed to be buying something for. Apologies in advance for a potentially generic present.

I am so worried about disappointing the recipient of my gift, it's not even funny.

I had to share my awesome secret santa card.

WOW

<3

:)

Mailing mine out this afternoon. Excited!

working on getting mine assembled for the recipient, about whom i know little but hopefully enough to please them...

:) :) :)

THANKS SANTA!

Fuck! I'm so bummed I missed this